Autographic register



Y 13, 1938. H. J. WAECHTER AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Oct. 13, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Dec. 13, 1938 PATENT oFFicE scroomrnro REGISTER Harry J. Waechter, Mount Healthy, Ohio, assignor to Paul Benninghofen and Fritz G.

Diesbach, trustees, Hamilton, Ohio Application October 13 1937, Serial No. 168,782 6 Claims, (01. 282-12) i This invention relates to improvements in autographic registers or manifolding machines, particularly for manifolding and dispensing shipping or sales bills and the like. The shipping or sales I bills dispensed by these machines are incorporated in continuous strips of paper either wound reels or folded into packets and dispensed in definite measured proportions corresponding to the length of the individual shipping bill or sales lofslip' Thereafter the bills or strips are severed from the strips. These continuous strips of paper, or Continuous formstationery, are fed from a supply compartment upon and over a writing 'tableor platen.

' I It has been the custom to feed the strips by the I engagement of pins, inthe machine, with filing apertures or holes, located inthe spacing between the forms and adjacent the tear-ofi linesestablish'edacross the strips. These apertureshave' 1 2Q been utilized in the operation of withdrawing the strips in lengths representing the full length of each printed ,form. Moreover, they have been utilized in the operation of aligning, registering and holding the printedforms of the several'strips :25 upon the writing table for making the entries.

It has been the object of the present inventor to provide a device of this character which will deliver upon a writing table or platen and 'dis- 7 pense the continuous strip form of stationery in 30 packet form without utilizing the filing holes in v the paper, that is without employing any means cooperating with these filing holes in the de- [livery or issuance vof the paper from the packet to thewriting table and from the writing table to a tear-oil. position. a y I 1- It. has been a further object of. this. inventor toprovide a device of, this character/which is extremely compact andsimple, in fact, of such size as to be moreportable than has heretofore 40, been possible. Furthermore, it has been the further object to provide a device of this char- ,acter in which the sales forms are held securely 7 upon the platen during the writing operation and wherein a convenient'han'd rest is provided with- 45 out the addition of parts or enlargement of the device V In the past, in the .pin feed type of machine, the accuracy of feed. has been entirely dependent upon the proper engagement of the feeding and 5 aligning pins with the apertures. The present inventor has accomplished his objects in the provision of a machine in which the disposition of each successive set of forms upon the table or platen and the delivery of the forms from the 55 table are. always accurate, an accomplishment resulting solely from the operation of swinging the platens and reversing their superposed position. The arrangement is such that the manual operations of lifting the platen upon which the writing has taken place and of dropping the platen, which has covered the writing table, into position beneath the writing platen, cause the forms to lie in perfect registry. Thereafter, the set of forms, which have been filled in, are held fortear-off along the lines of severance, i. e. the 10 fold lines, which lie directly against the edge of the platen about which the strips have been turned.

In the present invention the carbon may be inserted between the strips in any convenient manner. It is preferable to use the type of packet wherein the carbon strips are incorporated as a part of the packet.

Other objects and certain advantages will be more fully apparent from a description of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved sales'slip dispensing device, showing the device in positionfor filling out a sales slip.

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the device in the stage of operation for advancing thepaper to deliver a set of forms therefrom.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of tearing off the filled out delivered sales slips.

Figure 4 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1, illustrating the platens reversed as to position.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on'line 5-5, Figure 1.

I Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on lines fi -6, Figure 1.

Figure Tis a perspective view of the superimposed strips of sales slips illustrating the arrangenient of the printing thereon and the stacking. The disclosed embodiment of the invention pro- 40 vides a compartment for the pack. The superimposed strips of paper are folded in zig-zag form into a packet upon the lines of severance. The delivery mechanism is a part of the writing platen structure. Superimposed platens are provided I hinged at opposite ends of the compartment. In

the initial stage, the device is loaded by lifting one section or set of sales slips of the packet and dropping one of the platens beneath the same. The device is then ready for use. For coverage purposes the other platen may be swung down upon the superimposed set of sales slips.

Thus, .it may be said that the device consists in its entirety of a compartment having a pair of platens at its open upper side, the platens hinged being done toward the lower end of the forms.

engaged in slots, 53, in the hinge ears.

or folded at opposite ends. The paper is printed upon reverse sides considering the successive sections of the superimposed strips. In other words, the sections are printed on alternate sides.

Referring to the drawings, the compartment is indicated at ill. t provides a bottom, ll, sides, 52, i2, and ends, l3, l3, and is closed at its upper side by the overlapping platens, M, I5. For the purpose of mounting the platens for swinging movement, hinge ears, 1%, are provided, one at each corner of the device, forming a continua-,

tion of the side walls thereof in each instance.

The platens incorporate pivot studs or hinges, ll,

projecting laterally from opposite corners V and The slots are vertically disposed. The platens are provided with laterally extended grip portions, H5, at their outer free or swinging ends. These portions .project beyond the lines of the compartment for convenient engagement when the platen is to be lifted, The sides of the compartment are notched out, as at 20, to receive the extensions,

The strips of manifolding paper, 2|, are disclosed in triplicate in the present case and include carbon strips as apart of the packet. The machine is loaded bylifting both platens and engaging the endmost set of forms upon the upper recent one of the platens. The fold then engages over the end of the platen as shown in Fig. 1. This platen is then swung on its hinges or allowed to drop down to a position of support on the compartment, where it serves as a firm writing table. The other platen, l5, in the drawings, then functions as a hand rest or as a cover.

, After the form has been filled out, further feed of the strips and delivery of the filled out forms The operator raises the table, enough that it clears the other platen, l5, which then drops into position, and then he drops the platen Hi. The filled out forms are now lying on top of the platen M, free of mechanism,

and they can be torn 01f along the forward edge,

22, of this platen. The next set of forms is left between the platens for future use.

The top: platen, which is drawn back when the form is being written upon, functions as a hand rest as will be apparent from the drawings. This. is particularly advantageous when the writing is it is hooked around the end edge of the platen or around that edge against which the forms are subsequently torn from. the strips, see Figure 4.

The edge, 22, of both of the platens or leaves, is tapered or provided with a knife edge to fit the crotch which is formed by a paper fold serving to align the forms upon the platen andto hold the same against translation over the edge, as translation over the edge would destroy the registration of a set of forms for manifolding. The knife or sharp edge also is of advantage for a form tear-on" operation.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1 A portable manifolding device comprising a compartment adapted to receive a strip of printed forms, platens adapted to be disposed in superimposed relationship across the open side of the compartment, and said compartment ineluding hinge portions at each corner provided with vertical slots, said platens respectively including hinge pivots at opposite'ends engaging in the slots, said platens adapted to be swung clear of each'other and interchangeable as to.

superimposition. V

2. A sales slip package comprising a shallow receptacle having an open tOI ta pair of writing" platens respectively hinged at opposite ends of said receptacle and superimposed in closed position on top of the receptacle, and continuous strips of printed forms having adjacent forms printed onopposite sides, said strips folded into a zig-zag packat the lines of separation of the forms, and the writing platens engaged into the zig-zag pack from opposite sides thereof.

tionship for closing the top ofthe receptacle,

means for sustaining said writing platens in a plane at the top of the receptacle and said writing platens interleaved with the zig-zag folded Strips from opposite sides thereof. 7

4. A sales slip dispensing package comprising a receptacle having an open top, a continuous strip of sales forms folded upon the lines of separation of the forms to constitute a zig-zag pack, said pack disposed in said receptacle, writing platens respectively hinged at the opposite endsof said receptacle and lying in superimposed relationship for closing the top of the receptacle,

said strip of sales forms having adjacent forms printed. on opposite. sides of the strip, means for sustaining said Writing platensin a plane at the .top of the receptacle, and said writing platensinterleaved with the zig-zag folded strips from opposite sides thereof.

, 5. A portable sales slip dispensing device comprising a compartment having an open top and 7 adapted to receive a continuous strip ofprinted forms, which strip is zig-zag folded into packet form on the respective lines, of separation of the folds, platens respectively hinged at opposite ends of the compartment, said platens when in closed position extending substantially entirely. across the open top of the compartment, and each providing a tear-off edge adapted to engage the adjacent line of separation of the'forms disposed above and below the same. 1 V

6. A portable sales slip dispensing device com prising a compartment having an open top and adapted to receive a continuous strip of the printed forms, which strip is zig-zag folded into packet form on the respective lines of separation of the folds, platens respectively hinged at oppo- I site ends of the compartment, said platens when in closed position extending substantially entirely posed above and below the same and constituting an edge against which the uppermost form may be torn from the packet, and extensions on said platens engageable with the sides of the compartment for supporting the platens when in position,

across the top of the compartment.

HARRY J .VWAECHTER. 

